According to the examination body, 8,738 candidates registered for the examination, representing a 16 per cent increase when compared with the 2022 figure.
WAEC added that the results of 413 candidates “are being withheld in connection with various reported cases of examination malpractice.”The analysis of the performance of candidates shows that 2,960, representing 35.46 per cent, obtained credit and above in minimum of five subjects with or without English Language and Mathematics while 2,003 candidates, representing 23.
“Out of this number, eight were visually challenged, two had impaired hearing and four were albinos; all these candidates with special needs were adequately provided for in the administration of the examination,” it noted.